trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
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To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Instead, it was seen as trivializing real social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
While pragmatism in foreign affairs is necessary, reducing the survival of a sovereign nation to a game of leverage risks trivializing the stakes at hand.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Numerous organizations have learned from the mistake of trivializing work and are now focusing on enhancing existing motivations and processes instead.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Instead, it was seen as trivializing real social justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
While pragmatism in foreign affairs is necessary, reducing the survival of a sovereign nation to a game of leverage risks trivializing the stakes at hand.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Numerous organizations have learned from the mistake of trivializing work and are now focusing on enhancing existing motivations and processes instead.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trivialize
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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